Bathtub



Oct. 23, 1951 E "w. FINE 2,572,463

Y BATHTUB Filed Feb. 14, 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 hum limmm William F ine Oct. 23, 1951 w. FINE 2,572,463

BATHTUB Filed Feb. 14, 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 F lg. 2. 28 I I n z/entor William F ine Patented .Oct. 23, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BAT-HTUB William Fine, HamptomVa.

ApplicatibnFebruary 14, 1949; SerialNo.i76,234'

(CIA-173.) I

v 3L'Clai ms. I This invention: relates; tonew and useful? improvements in..bath= tubs and thewprimaryvobject of. the present invention, is to-- provide aihollow receptacle such v as a: batlr tubi, wash.- basin; sink or the: like having the fluid control means. canried= thereby and? embodying; novel; and! improved means for concealing the; control means;

Anotherrimporta-nt object of the present? invention is. to provide abath tub; sink; basin or the like, in which the fluid control means-:isconceaied: by a? soap dish: hinged? to the: tub" and which is swingable; to'a. positionfor exposing! the control means;

Yet another feature of" the; present invention is to provide a; bath: tub! having an upwardly curved seat: portion? integrally" formed with: the

bottom wall of the tub. tor'affordtadditional comfort torazuser.

Another: f eature otthe; present inventionzis the provisioniof arbathz tubihaving: spaced inner and outer-side wallszbetween' which there is provided a-rstorage compartment; said'ioutenslderwallsihavin'g openings'andiclosureszior the openings:

Another feature: of: the present. invention is. to

provide a bath tub wherein the fluid control means are located." at" one" side of? the tub in a conveniently accessible position.

Another feature of the present inventionis the provision of a bathtub having a combination fiuid'supply'and' drain thatzare' selectively actuated for the. deliveryof'water-into the tub or'for the removal oi'water'fromithetuh A further object of the present invention is to provide: abath tub; wasli;basin', si'nkror tlielike that is extrem'e y'neat: and: attractive in appearance and" which a is; provided: with: storage cornpartments; fon receiving: clothes" or-f other such articles:

A; still furtheriaimt Of. the? present invention: is to provide a bathztubstl'iat .iszsimpl'erand practical in construction, strong: and} reliabler-innse; relatively inexpensive; to? manufacture; and; otherwise well adapted for the purposes for: which thesame'i's'intendd.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully-hereinafter described and claimed; reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings forming part hereof, Whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the present bath-.tub and-showing the closure in open position; I v

Figure 2 is-a transverse vertical sectional view taken substantially onthe plane of section line 2-2 of Figure 1;;,

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional, view taken; substantially ontheeplanec of section line 3-3 'of'Fi'gure '2; and

Figure 4 is'-a..fragmentary perspective view of theupresentinvention and showinggthesmain'clo- I sure ,onsoapdish ina closed position.

Beierringnow tojthe. drawingsintdetail, where-:- in for the purpose of illustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of thepresent invention, the numeral IO- represents the present bath tub generally, including an: elongated hollow body or receptacle having; a bottom wall: 12, spaced inner and outer side walls- I4 and l6,7and an upper wall t8 thatri ,v integrally formed with theside walls I4 and lfi atthe'upper ends thereof. The outer side walls i=6: extend well below the bottom walll-2=- and have lower, straight edges 20 that. bear upon thefloor'surface 22. in: order to supportthe. tub H! in a substantially horizontalposition.

For-the purpose of description, one of the outer side walls of the tub: Ill will be referred: to by the numeral 24 and one inner side wall of the tub will be: indicated by thenumeral. 2-6;:since these walls are spaced from: each other slightly greater than the distancefbetweenanyother'pair of inner andzouter. sidewalls; for apu-rpose which will later be more-fully described.

Due to the.- increased spacing between the side walls 24 and 26, the portion 28 of the upper Wall I8 is. also increased in-widthbut not sufiiciently to disturb'the? normal balance and. neat appearanceof-thetub.

'Ilherloottom wall: 12' is-pressed upwardly at one end to provide: asmooth-lycontoured; raised;.seat p'ortiontll andathe bottomwvallr l2 slopes down"- wardly froml both longitudinal sides-to: itslongitudinal center for drainage-purposes;

Atthecenter and low point of the bottom wall I-2, there; isprovided: anopening 32- that receives the reduced internally threaded neck portion: 34 of a cap or nozzle 36 having; openings 38 that are disposed above'the-inner surface of the bottom wall H1 at its low point, so that water in" the tub may pass through the" openings 38- into: the tub, so that water forced into-thec'apcanpass into thertub'through the openings 38.

A receptacle or cup 40 is provided with a threadedopen end"42 that receivably engagesvthe neck-r34 and: an externally threaded rib4'4 that receivably' engages a washer 46; A resilient washer 48: embraces-the cuplO and is clamped against the -un"der"surface of the bottom wall" i2 by thernut 46;

The cup 40 is provided with apair'of-r vertically spaced openings; 59*: and: 52' the lower of: which (523 is :tangentt td the: inner surfaceof' the :cups bottomtwallifl-rso that anywateif-entering theicu'p would"beadrained'xtherefrom ".byiway'of the open ing 52"." Obviously; the: bottom. wall 54': could? be shaped so as toz-drain'all .waterrin the-icupithr'ougl'i opening: 522 tovpreventisedimentation collecting in the said cup; although the-relative velocity of water entering the? cup will be suflicien't; under normal conditions; to' effectivelyi wash from: the cup' any sedimentation: collecting therein.

A drain conduit 56 extends from the port or opening: 52 andf isiprovi'ded with a suitable-valve 58 having a trip lever-'80; An operatingr0d' 62 is pivoted'to the lever 'lifl and includesan exteii sion 64 that is slidably received by a guidessleeve or bearing 66' carried by the' lmiver wall 68 of extension 64 is raised to actuate the lever 60. to a a valve open position and lowered to actuate the lever 60 to a valve closing position. It b'eing understood, that sufiicient loosenessis provided between the sleeve 66 and extension 64 to permit the lever 60 to swing upwardly and downwardly enough to open and close the valve 58.

A perforated overflow drain cup or sleeve I4 is fixed to the side wall 26, beneath the recess =10, and is coupled to an overflow conduit I6 that leads to a suitable sump or sewer line, and which is connected to the conduit 56 to reduce the number of pipe lines required.

A supply conduit I8 extends to the port or opening 50 and slopes downwardly toward the -cup 40 to prevent backwashing of water into the conduit I8.

The conduit I8 is connected in a usua manner to hot and cold water pipes, one

of which is shown in Figure 2 and illustrated by 'the numeral 00, and valves 82 control the supply of hot and co d water to the conduit I8. The

'valves 82 are regulated by control rods 84 t at are journaled in guide sleeves or bearings 86 carried by the lower wall 68 of the recess I0. Handles or hand grips 88 are carried by the rods vided with or integrally formed with spaced sleeves or knuckles 92 that are lined with further sleeves or knuckles 94 at one side wall of the substantially rectangular closure or soap dish 96. A suitable hinge pin joins the knuckles 92 and 94 to permit swinging movement of the closure 96 into the tub or into the recess I0.

When the closure 96 is swung into the recess "I0, or to a position overlying the bottom wall of the recess I0, the base wall 98 of the closure is flush with the upper surface of the portion 28 and the sides of the closure 96 are flush with the walls 24 and 26 to eliminate any harmful pro- .iections and to add to the attractiveness of the entire tub structure.

g The ends of the closure 96 are formed with drainage openings I whereby any fluid collectin in the said closure 96 will drain therefrom before the same is moved to a position for concealing the hand grips 12, 88 and 90.

' In order to raise the closure 96, there is provided a recess I02 in the wall 24, adjacent the recess I0, facilitating access to the free side wall of the closure 96.

Suitably fixed between the side walls 24 and 26, is a plurality of vertically spaced panels or shelves I04. The side wall 24 is also provided with an excess opening I06 for the shelves I04 and closures or doors I08 hinge to the side wall 24 and normally close'the opening I06.

A further opening H0 is provided in the wall 24 and slidably receives the substantially triangular side walls II2 ,of a hamper II4. It being understood that any suitable means is applied to the rear wall H6 of the hamper'I I4 to limit swinging movement thereof relative to the wall 24, such as sliding latches carried by the Wall IIGqthat will bear against the inner surface of the wall 24 when the hamper is moved to its open position. -Since the present tub is to be anchored. in a room area, the outer side walls I6 are also formed with weight reducing openings 8 eliminating an unnecessary quantity of material required for the molding of the present tub.

, Obviously, the present structure could be easily incorporated in the structure of a sink or wash basin by merely changing the relative size of the article disclosed. When utilized in this latest capacity, the storage compartments will receive razor blades, toothbrushes or other such toilet articles.

It should be noted, that the present tub may be applied so that one of its sides abuts a vertical wal; one of its end walls and one of its side walls abut a pair of adjacent perpendicularly disposed vertical walls; both of its end walls and one of its side walls abut a pair of spaced vertical walls and a further wall between the pair of walls; the tub may be recessed in a floor or may be disposed upon the floor and spaced from all walls of a room.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is according y deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A receptacle comprising a body member having a bottom wall and continuous inner and outer side walls, an upper wall joining said side walls and having a recess therein, fluid control handles carried by the upper wall and positioned in said recess, and a soap container hinged to said inner side wall and forming a closure for said recess.

2. In a bath tub including an upper wall and associated fluid control handles, means for concealing the handles comprising a recess provided in said upper wall and receiving said handles, and a soap dish hinged to said tub and normally overlyin said recess and enclosing said handles.

3. The combination of claim 2 wherein said dish includes a base portion that is coplanar with the upper wall of said tub when the former overlies said recess.

WILLIAM FINE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS in the OTHER REFERENCES Cross-Connections in Plumbing Systems, U. S. Dept. of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards Research Paper, RP1086, April 1938. 

